C & K BLACK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC262455 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Painting
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-05📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-06-05📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-06-05📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-02-08📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-02-08📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-25📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-01-25📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-01-25📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2022-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-01📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2022-03-01📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-03-01📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2021-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-19📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2021-11-19📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2021-11-19📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2018-06-01➕PHILIP, Jaclyn Nicole appointeddirector
- 2005-05-01➕BLACK, Cynthia Dianne Triplett appointeddirector
- 2004-01-27➕BLACK, Cynthia Dianne Triplett appointedsecretary
- 2004-01-27➕BLACK, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2004-01-26🏢Company incorporatedAs C & K BLACK LIMITED
- 2004-01-26➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-01-26➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-01-26➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-01-26➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BLACK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Cynthia Dianne Triplett Black Individual · American · DOB 01/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 26/01/2017 |
Mr Kenneth Black Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 26/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CUNNINGHAM PLASTERING LTD→ SC357878 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
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| D COWIE PLUMBING & HEATING LTD→ SC727927 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| D. & S. PROPERTIES ABERDEEN LTD.→ SC228991 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-01-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43341 — Painting
Registered office
232 North Deeside Road
Milltimber
AB13 0DQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
BLACK, Cynthia Dianne Triplett→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-01-27
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BLACK, Cynthia Dianne Triplett→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2005-05-01
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BLACK, Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2004-01-27
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PHILIP, Jaclyn Nicole→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2018-06-01
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BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-26 · resigned 2004-01-26
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-26 · resigned 2004-01-26
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Recent filings (80 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-06-05
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-06-05
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-02-28
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-02-08
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-01-25
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-01-25